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Appendix 1 - SUMMARY OF the CERTIFICATION PROCESS

Pre-Registration

Potential Certification Candidate:

  • reads the Preparation for Certification process in its entirely.
  • contacts an Assessor

Potential Certification Candidate and Assessor:

  • discuss possible working relationship and registration requirements
  • discuss thoroughly the Preparing for Certification process.
  • Mutual decision to work together and apply to register
  • No mutual decision to work together
    • If potential Certification Candidate contacts another Assessor, they inform both Assessors about this step
    • Potential Candidate may contact the Certification Coordinator for further support
Registration

Potential Certification Candidate

  • sends application to Assessor which includes:
  1. Contact Info
  2. Training Log (a minimum 20 days of training with Certified Trainer(s))
  3. Statement of purpose
  4. Recommendation from at least one Certified Trainer
  5. Read and agree to: Guidelines in Preparing for Certification process; Trainer Agreement; Guidelines for Sharing NVC for people who are not Certified Trainers
  6. Pay the Registration Fee

Potential Certification Candidate and Assessor:

  • decide mutually to complete registration
  • don’t come to mutual decision – Certification Candidate may This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to ask for support

Assessor and CNVC office:

  • Assessor fills out the form, “Manage Candidates”
  • CNVC office sends instructions to Certification Candidate to fill out online registration form
  • CNVC office sends orientation welcome packet to Certification Candidate
Preparation for Assessment - 3-5 years

Candidate

  • works through the materials in this Certification Preparation Process
  • attends minimum of an additional 40 days Nonviolent Communication training, including an International Intensive Training (IIT) (strongly recommended) or equivalent (minimum 50 days altogether)
  • teaches Nonviolent Communication for at least two years
  • asks for feedback from participants and other Certified Trainers
  • reflects growth and learning from writing a journal

Discusses the Trainer Agreement with the Assessor. May transfer to another Assessor if mutually agreed upon.

Pre-Assessment

Candidate:

  • makes contact with their Assessor to schedule pre-assessment
  • agrees to the Trainer Agreement
  • sends pre-assessment portfolio to Assessor including:
  1. A statement of your purpose in becoming a Certified Trainer
  2. Personal journal entries
  3. Feedback forms
  4. List of the total trainings
  5. Training log
  6. Explanation of Nonviolent Communication concepts and key distinctions
  7. Pre-assessment fee

Assessor:

  • asks the Certification Candidate if they have any “unfinished business” with CNVC or Nonviolent Communication community to attend to
  • reviews portfolio
  • solicits feedback from CNVC Educational Services team and Certified Trainers community

Candidate and Assessor:

  • decide mutually on Certification Candidate’s readiness for pre-assessment
  • don’t come to mutual decision
    • Assessor may ask for further information before pre-assessment
    • Candidate may contact ACC for appeals process
  • co-create pre-assessment session together
  • agree mutually at the end of pre-assessment
    • Candidate goes ahead with the final assessment
    • Candidate can re-apply after a minimum six months with suggested work on specific area/s
  • don’t come to a mutual agreement at the end of pre-assessment: Candidate may notify Certification Coordinator for further support
Assessment

Candidate:

  • makes contact to schedule assessment
  • pays assessment fee to Assessor

Candidate and Assessor:

  • co-create assessment session together
  • agree mutually at the end of assessment
    • Assessment was successful: Assessor and Certification Candidate explore learning edges for future growth and review final steps for certification
    • Decision to postpone certification: Assessor and Certification Candidate discuss strategies for further preparation; Certification Candidate can re-apply after a minimum six months with suggested work on specific area/s
  • don’t come to a mutual agreement at the end of assessment: Candidate may notify the Assessors Coordinating Circle for further support

Assessor announces the success of the assessment to CNVC office and writes a letter of recommendation to the Certification Coordinator

Certification

CNVC office:

  • sends Certification Candidate “Final Steps for Certification” letter

Certification Candidate:

  1. Completes the administrative registration for “new Certified Trainers”
  2. Fills out a form providing information about themselves
  3. Sends a short biography to be included in certification announcement
  4. Sends a list of Nonviolent Communication trainings received and offered during the certification process
  5. Signs the Trainer Agreement and pays  the Certification Fee to CNVC

CNVC staff:

  • updates records, adds to website and Global Home
  • announces certification of new Certified Trainers on the Global Home and through email announcement to Certified Trainers and Candidates.
  • CELEBRATION!!! with new Certified Trainer, CNVC staff, Educational Services team, and the Certified Trainer community